Sant Ravidas Ghat
Sant Ravidas Ghat (Hindi: संत रविदास घाट) is the southernmost and largest ghat in Varanasi.[1][2] To most visitors to Varanasi, it is known for being an important religious place Ravidasis with a 25 acres park known as Sant Ravidas Smarak Park.[3][4][5]
History
Ravidas Ghat was announced for the creation in February 2008,[6][7] during 2008 Golden Palki Shobha Yatra at Sant Ravidas temple on the saint's 631st birth[8] and inaugurated in 2009 by Chief Minister Mayawati.[9][10]
Tourism and popular culture
There is a proposed helium balloon ride facility is at Sant Ravidas Ghat as a tourist attraction.[11] Sant Ravidas Ghat is one of ghats often visited for recreation and during festivals like Dev Deepawali and Ganga Mahotsav.[12][13] Sant Ravidas Ghat is nearly 13 minutes drive from Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan, Varanasi.[14] The place is well known for religious tourism by devotees of Guru Ravidas.[15]
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